In the beginningBack in nineteen fifty fiveMan didn't know 'bout a rock 'n' roll show'n all that jiveThe white man had the schmaltzThe black man had the bluesNo one knew what they was gonna doBut tchaikovsky had the newsHe said

Let there be sound, and there was soundLet there be light, and there was lightLet there be drums, there was drumsLet there be guitar, there was guitar, ahLet there be rock

And it came to passThat rock 'n' roll was bornAll across the land every rockin' bandWas blowin' up a stormAnd the guitar man got famousThe business man got richAnd in every bar there was a superstarWith a seven year itchThere was fifteen million fingersLearnin' how to playAnd you could hear the fingers pickin'And this is what they had to say

Let there be lightsounddrums'n guitar, ahLet there be rock

One night in a club called the shakin' handThere was a 42 decibel rockin' bandAnd the music was goodAnd the music was loudAnd the singer turned and he said to the crowd